Merz Says Germany Wants a UN Mandate to Secure Strait of Hormuz

Chancellor Friedrich Merz told President Donald Trump that Germany would back a mission to secure sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, but that it would first need an international mandate.

Merz told reporters in Berlin Thursday that such a mandate ideally would come from the United Nations Security Council. Russia is a permanent member on the council and holds veto power over resolutions.